Kéniéba
Location of Kéniéba Cercle in the Kayes Region of Mali
Location of Kéniéba Cercle in the Kayes Region of Mali
Country Mali
RegionKayes Region
Admin HQ (Chef-lieu)Kéniéba
Area
  Total35,250 km2 (13,610 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
  Total194,153
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kéniéba Cercle is a subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Kéniéba.

Kéniéba Cercle contains the Malian section of the hilly Bambouk region, the historic gold mining region of the Ghana Empire and the Mali Empire. Kéniéba Cercle is divided from the Senegalese Bambouk by the valley of the Falémé River.

The cercle is subdivided into twelve communes:[2]

References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République du Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
  2. Loi N°99-035/ du 10 Aout 1999 Portant Création des Collectivités Territoriales de Cercles et de Régions (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l'Administration Territoriales et des Collectivités Locales, République du Mali, 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.

12°40′N 11°00′W / 12.667°N 11.000°W / 12.667; -11.000

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